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Hindustan Oil Exploration Company Pauses Output At West India Oilfield

27 June 2025

Hindustan Oil Exploration Company said on Friday it has temporarily suspended production at one of its oilfields in western India due to adverse weather and is monitoring… [...]

DOF Group ASA Awarded Two Long-Term Contracts With Petrobras

27 June 2025

DOF Group ASA is pleased to announce two new contracts in Brazil.Skandi Logger, an AHTS with 250t bollard pull built in 2009, has been contracted for a 4-year engagement with Petrobras… [...]

Petrobas Awards Fugro Four Multi-Year Contracts

27 June 2025

Petrobras has announced tender results awarding Fugro four significant multi-year contracts for the inspection and monitoring of critical subsea infrastructure in Brazil… [...]

Shell Boosts Production from Norway’s Ormen Lange Offshore Field

27 June 2025

Shell has brought on stream the new phase of Ormen Lange field in the Norwegian Sea, bolstering production and adding important gas volumes to Europe.The Ormen Lange… [...]

Offshore Solar Farm Set for Integration with Dutch Offshore Wind Project

27 June 2025

The assembly of an offshore solar farm has been completed at the Port of Amsterdam in a ‘world’s first’ project that will integrate the system with an offshore wind farm in the North Sea… [...]

Centrica and Thailand’s PTT Ink Long-Term LNG Supply Deal

27 June 2025

U.K. based energy firm Centrica and Thai state-owned oil and gas giant PTT Group have signed heads of agreement for a long-term liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply deal… [...]

ADNOC-Led Consortium Closing in on Santos Takeover

27 June 2025

Australia's Santos said on Friday it had granted exclusive due diligence for a period of six weeks to an international consortium led by Abu Dhabi's National Oil Company (ADNOC)… [...]

Denmark Extends Operating Life of Two Offshore Wind Farms

27 June 2025

The Danish Energy Agency (DEA) has extended the production permits for the Nysted and Middelgrunden offshore wind farms, enabling the projects to continue producing… [...]

OPT Secures US Patent for Floating Marine Vehicle Charging System

27 June 2025

Ocean Power Technologies (OPT) has secured a patent from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for its autonomous, floating marine charging solution… [...]

Hanwha Ocean’s FPSO Cybersecurity Concept Gets ABS’ Nod

27 June 2025

A new cybersecurity solution from Hanwha Ocean to protect critical infrastructure and operations on board floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) units… [...]

A Centennial Crossroads: Reimagining the U.S. Federal Arbitration Act in the Light of International Commercial Arbitration

28 June 2025

This year marks the 100th anniversary of the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA), a statute that has profoundly shaped arbitration not just in the United States, but around the world. As we pause to reflect on the FAA’s global influence, it is also an opportunity to consider how global arbitration norms have circled back to reshape... Continue reading [...]

The Dissolution of CADER: A Reflection on the Challenges Facing Public African Arbitral Institutions

28 June 2025

On 18 December 2024, His Excellency, the President of the Republic of Uganda, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, signed into law the Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Act, 2024. Among the key amendments was the dissolution of the Centre for Arbitration and Dispute Resolution (CADER) and its re-establishment as a department in the Ministry of Justice and Constitutional... Continue reading [...]

The Reverberations of Achmea on International Law and ISDS: Lessons From the 10th Annual EFILA Conference for the Next Decade

27 June 2025

The Achmea judgment of the Court of Justice of the EU (“CJEU”) declaring intra-EU investment arbitration contrary to EU law has been hotly debated (see previous KAB posts here), but ever since, the post-Achmea effects have echoed over the years through EU policies, jurisprudence on intra-EU and non-EU ISDS cases, and in courtrooms where enforcement... Continue reading [...]

Rebalancing the Scales: Diversity and Reform of Investor-State Dispute Settlement

26 June 2025

Appointments of adjudicators in investor-State dispute settlement (“ISDS”) have recently come under spotlight of the UNCITRAL Working Group III on ISDS Reform (“WGIII”). Recently, at its 51st session in April 2025, the WGIII discussed the draft statute establishing a standing mechanism to resolve international investment disputes (“Draft Statute”). In particular, the Draft Statute contains provisions... Continue reading [...]

The Contents of Arbitration: The International Journal of Arbitration, Mediation and Dispute Management (Ciarb), Volume 91, Issue 2 (2025)

25 June 2025

In its second issue of the year, Arbitration continues to target and engage with pressing questions that lie at the heart of international dispute resolution. Alongside a collection of contributions on a variety of themes, issue 91.2 features a standout contribution from Claudia Salomon, President of the ICC Court of Arbitration, whose 2024 Alexander Lecture... Continue reading [...]

Enhancing Ghana’s ADR Framework: Aligning Arbitration with International Best Practices

24 June 2025

Arbitration has been a preferred method for resolving disputes in international commercial and investment transactions globally. Ghana’s Alternative Dispute Resolution Act, 2010 (“ADR Act”) was enacted to provide a comprehensive legal framework for arbitration, mediation, and other forms of alternative dispute resolution. The arbitration section of the ADR Act aligns with international arbitration standards, particularly... Continue reading [...]

Ratification of the New York Convention Does Not Constitute a Waiver of State Immunity According to the Commercial Court in London

23 June 2025

On 17 April 2025, in CC/Devas (Mauritius) Ltd and Others v. the Republic of India [2025] EWHC 964 (Comm), the Commercial Court in London handed down a landmark judgment that is reverberating in the arbitration world around the globe. The court held that India’s ratification of the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards... Continue reading [...]

Litigation Funding in International Arbitration: Leveling the Playing Field in a Capital-Driven Game

20 June 2025

The high costs of international arbitration create a playing field where financial strength often determines the outcome rather than legal merit. For claimants facing well-funded corporations or sovereign States, litigation funding has emerged as a key tool to counterbalance these disparities. This article explores how litigation funding is reshaping international arbitration, particularly in investor-State and... Continue reading [...]

Conditional Awards: A Pre-emptive Shield for Chain Disputes in Arbitration

19 June 2025

Amidst the chaos of the COVID-19 pandemic, I represented a Chinese trader (“B”) ensnared in a supply chain dispute that exposed a glaring void in arbitration practice. B, bound by a back-to-back contract with a Vietnamese fruit juice seller (“A”), faced a lawsuit from a downstream Chinese buyer (“C”) due to A’s late delivery. When... Continue reading [...]

DIS Spring Conference 2025: The Revolution of Arbitration – Is Artificial Intelligence a Gamechanger?

18 June 2025

On 7 May 2025, over 300 participants gathered in Stuttgart, Germany for the annual Spring Conference of the German Arbitration Institute (“DIS”) entitled “The Revolution of Arbitration – Is Artificial Intelligence a Gamechanger?”. As in many—if not all—industries, business sectors, and areas of daily life, the topic of artificial intelligence (“AI”) is currently attracting significant... Continue reading [...]

Trump ally seeks to snap up DR Congo mine as US brokers peace deal

27 June 2025

Financier Gentry Beach in talks over Rubaya coltan mine as Washington dangles investments to accompany end to regional conflict [...]

Germany moves to block any attempts to restart Nord Stream

27 June 2025

Berlin considers strengthening investment screening powers to stop any future investors reactivating gas pipelines [...]

Directors’ Deals: Jadestone top-up from top shareholder

27 June 2025

Oil and gas operator’s shares climbing after falling to an all-time low [...]

Rivals cast eye over BP crown jewels even as Shell walks away

27 June 2025

Future of UK oil major has been an open question for months as its shares have continued to slide [...]

Greek energy group Metlen plans August London listing

27 June 2025

Company will shift primary listing from Athens in boost to UK market [...]

Centrica set to take 15% stake in Sizewell C nuclear project

27 June 2025

All sides are keen to reach an investment decision in July after years of delay and months of negotiations [...]

Ed Miliband rejects £24bn plan to bring power from Morocco to UK

26 June 2025

Xlinks ‘bitterly disappointed’ by minister’s view the project did not ‘stack up’ and will consider other options [...]

Sam Laidlaw no longer in the running to become BP chair

26 June 2025

Former Centrica chief thinks UK oil major will need painful restructuring if it is to avoid being taken over [...]

ABF raises stakes in UK stand-off over bioethanol plant

26 June 2025

Vivergo plant owner says it has started a wind-down consultation in case rescue talks fail [...]

Can hydropower keep the lights on?

26 June 2025

Blackout in Spain and Portugal highlights need for renewable and reliable power [...]

'Even in a busy taxi rank, we’d be first': Will this new vessel be an offshore wind game-changer?

27 June 2025

Orders have slowed for vessels in struggling UK offshore wind market but Bibby Marine chief is confident planned battery powered addition to fleet will stand out from the pack [...]

Huge Total ScotWind project 'first ever' to win onshore and offshore approvals

27 June 2025

Two-gigawatt project will feature up to 125 wind turbines located around 30km west of the Orkney archipelago [...]

Siemens Gamesa in talks to bring Chinese production to Europe

27 June 2025

Executive at wind turbine manufacturer asked whether it is worth spending 'a little more money to become resilient' [...]

Siemens Gamesa chief weighs in on foreign competition as Mingyang circles

27 June 2025

New competitors from outside Europe must commit to local supply chain and jobs, said Siemens Gamesa exec, who also discussed industry need to get to grips with 'true cost' of turbines [...]

Huge US offshore wind array receives boost in new court ruling

26 June 2025

A suit against Dominion Energy's 2.6GW array off Virginia already 60% complete indicates the Trump Administration's bifurcated approach to sector development [...]

UK snubs $33bn cable plan to pump wind power from Morocco

26 June 2025

Ambitious plan won 'nationally significant infrastructure recognition', but CfD funding pots are getting squeezed [...]

Blade breaks off Vestas V150 turbine in Germany

26 June 2025

Danish wind turbine manufacturer confirms incident at V150-4.2MW machine in wind farm in Brandenburg state [...]

Equinor backs firmer action against CfD dropouts, says UK chief

26 June 2025

Orsted and Vattenfall have in recent years pulled out of CfDs for projects totalling almost 4GW, in major blows to Britain’s renewable energy targets [...]

'Blood in the water': But Shell denies BP takeover talks

25 June 2025

Oil supermajor denies Wall Street Journal report of possible acquisition of London-based rival that would create a potential offshore wind powerhouse [...]

UK foreign secretary grilled on Mingyang and turbine 'kill switches'

25 June 2025

David Lammy pressed on potential use of Chinese turbines for Green Volt floating offshore wind project being developed by Flotation Energy and Vargronn [...]